Naval museum saved from closureA naval museum in Gosport has been saved from closure with the team behind Portsmouth Historic Dockyard agreeing to take over the attraction.BBC News

DCNS receives additional order for European FREMM multimission frigates from FranceDCNS has signed an order supplement for three new vessels under the European FREMM multimission frigate programme. This brings France's total order to 11 vessels, scheduled for delivery from 2012 to 2022.Defpro

Moscow prioritizes strategic arms cuts

Russia believes that a new strategic arms reduction deal with the U.S. should be signed before cuts in tactical nuclear weapons are discussed, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday.

RIA Novosti

'MoD must cut costs by 25 per cent'

The Ministry of Defence costs by 25 per cent without reducing front-line troops, the Conservatives have said, meaning reductions in the 85,000 civil servants working at the MoD.

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